Pyotr Fomenko Obituary

MOSCOW (AP) - Pyotr Fomenko was a renowned Russian stage director who founded one of Moscow's leading theaters.

Fomenko, who staged more than 60 plays in Russian and foreign theaters during his career, died in Moscow on Thursday at age 80, his theater said. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.

Fomenko began his career as an actor in 1958. He became a director in the 1960s, staging performances at several Moscow theaters, some of which were banned by Soviet authorities. He moved to Leningrad in the 1970s, eventually taking the helm of the Leningrad Comedy Theater in the 1970s.

In 1993 Fomenko founded his own theater, whose troupe was made up of students at Moscow's theater academy where he worked as a teacher. The Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater quickly became popular thanks to his innovative approach to classics. The company performed at different Moscow locations before finally moving into its own quarters in 2000.

President Vl adimir Putin sent his condolences, saying that Fomenko was "one of the leading figures in Russian and international theater" and calling his death an "irreparable loss."

MOSCOW (AP) - Pyotr Fomenko was a renowned Russian stage director who founded one of Moscow's leading theaters.

Fomenko, who staged more than 60 plays in Russian and foreign theaters during his career, died in Moscow on Thursday at age 80, his theater said. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.

Fomenko began his career as an actor in 1958. He became a director in the 1960s, staging performances at several Moscow theaters, some of which were banned by Soviet authorities. He moved to Leningrad in the 1970s, eventually taking the helm of the Leningrad Comedy Theater in the 1970s.

In 1993 Fomenko founded his own theater, whose troupe was made up of students at Moscow's theater academy where he worked as a teacher. The Pyotr Fomenko Workshop Theater quickly became popular thanks to his innovative approach to classics. The company performed at different Moscow locations before finally moving into its own quarters in 2000.

President Vl adimir Putin sent his condolences, saying that Fomenko was "one of the leading figures in Russian and international theater" and calling his death an "irreparable loss."

Guest Book Highlights

"Condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Pyotr Fomenko. May all his accomplishment throughout life stay close to your hearts and mind. May you know that our Heavenly Father is close to all those who are broken at heart and all those who are..."- Margaret (PA)

"To the the family of Pyotr Fomenko - May God give you peace and comfort through his word and the Lord Jesus Christ during this time of sorrow, I know that he will be missed by many."

"Everything are about soul!!!Let rest him in peace.Thank you that you was in our planet,in our life."- Zhanna Liberzon (Salinas, CA)